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From The Worcester Telegram
June 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm by T.J. Del Santo under General Talk, Tony's Pinpoint Weather Blog
The Worcester Tornado of June 9, 1953
Courtesy The City of Worcester. The Worcester Tornado of June 9, 1953
The stories are amazing. The destruction was incomprehensible. The lives lostâ¦.94. It was an historic storm for two reasons:
1.The size of the storm and the death and destruction it caused.
2.It helped shape the future of severe weather prediction in the United States
The story of the June 9th, 1953 Worcester Tornado actually started the day before over the Great Lakes states. A killer complex of thunderstorms moved over Michigan and Ohio, producing a mammoth F5 tornado over Flint, MI with winds estimated to be between 261 and 318mph! In its path, it moved over a drive-in theater, reminiscent of the movie âTwisterâ. The Flint twister killed 125 peopleâ¦the last tornado in the United States to kill more than 100.
That same weather system, which spawned the Flint Tornado, moved east into New England the next day.
The Worcester Tornado developed over Petersham in Western Massachusetts. It twisted through a number of towns before moving through Worcester and continued into Southboro before returning into the clouds. It travelled an amazing 46 miles and was estimated to be a mile wide at one point!!!! This was considered to be a strong F4 storm, but at times F5 damage was observed. There was another, lesser known storm that same day in Southern Worcester and Norfolk Countiesâ¦that one was an F3. No one was killed in that one.
The Worcester Tornado moved right across Assumption College in the north end of Worcester. A priest and 2 nuns were among the dead. Two infants were killed, one reportedly ripped from its motherâs arms. Many children, fathers and mothers perished. Hail larger than lightbulbs was reported. A frozen mattress was found in Boston Harbor! The destruction of houses, buildings, cars, and other infrastructure is estimated to be at $350 million 2009 dollars. Many described the damage to be âlike a bomb went offâ. There are too many stories to list here. Below are some good links Iâve found discussing the tornado and its impact on Massachusetts and the country:
June 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm by T.J. Del Santo under General Talk, Tony's Pinpoint Weather Blog
The Worcester Tornado of June 9, 1953
Courtesy The City of Worcester. The Worcester Tornado of June 9, 1953
The stories are amazing. The destruction was incomprehensible. The lives lostâ¦.94. It was an historic storm for two reasons:
1.The size of the storm and the death and destruction it caused.
2.It helped shape the future of severe weather prediction in the United States
The story of the June 9th, 1953 Worcester Tornado actually started the day before over the Great Lakes states. A killer complex of thunderstorms moved over Michigan and Ohio, producing a mammoth F5 tornado over Flint, MI with winds estimated to be between 261 and 318mph! In its path, it moved over a drive-in theater, reminiscent of the movie âTwisterâ. The Flint twister killed 125 peopleâ¦the last tornado in the United States to kill more than 100.
That same weather system, which spawned the Flint Tornado, moved east into New England the next day.
The Worcester Tornado developed over Petersham in Western Massachusetts. It twisted through a number of towns before moving through Worcester and continued into Southboro before returning into the clouds. It travelled an amazing 46 miles and was estimated to be a mile wide at one point!!!! This was considered to be a strong F4 storm, but at times F5 damage was observed. There was another, lesser known storm that same day in Southern Worcester and Norfolk Countiesâ¦that one was an F3. No one was killed in that one.
The Worcester Tornado moved right across Assumption College in the north end of Worcester. A priest and 2 nuns were among the dead. Two infants were killed, one reportedly ripped from its motherâs arms. Many children, fathers and mothers perished. Hail larger than lightbulbs was reported. A frozen mattress was found in Boston Harbor! The destruction of houses, buildings, cars, and other infrastructure is estimated to be at $350 million 2009 dollars. Many described the damage to be âlike a bomb went offâ. There are too many stories to list here. Below are some good links Iâve found discussing the tornado and its impact on Massachusetts and the country:
